WESTFIELD — Westfield Technical Academy students shined at the SkillsUSA Massachusetts State Leadership and Skills Conference on May 2, “bringing back some serious hardware” including two gold and two silver medals, the school announced this week.
SOUTH HADLEY — Hundreds of service workers and supporters from Mount Holyoke College rallied on May 13, outside the main entrance, to demand fair union contracts before the expiration of the current agreements on June 30.
HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College hosted an oath-of-office ceremony on May 5 to officially appoint Jacqueline Robles as the new chief of police at the college.
CHICOPEE — Administration, city officials, teachers, alumni and students gathered in the Bowe School gymnasium on May 15 to celebrate its 100th birthday.
SPRINGFIELD — A decade-long effort to curb illicit drug trafficking in the region was recently buttressed by an investment in new equipment.
WESTFIELD — One of the region’s most beloved community-driven triathlons, Tri for Jimmy, is returning once again on Sunday, June 1 at Hampton Ponds State Park.